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Commissioners approve five-year non-funded participating agreement with U.S. Forest Service for noxious-weed coordination
Summary
Carter County approved a five-year, non-funded participating agreement with the U.S. Forest Service formalizing coordination on noxious-weed response (including Ventanata); Forest Service said a funded version will be pursued in the county's next fiscal cycle.
Kurt Hanson of the U.S. Forest Service briefed Carter County commissioners on a five-year, non-funded participating agreement for noxious-weed coordination and monitoring. Hanson said Forest Service units in the county have identified Ventanata on multiple land units and that the agreement establishes a framework for cooperation and future funded work.
Hanson told the board he first detected Ventanata in the Long Pines in 2020 and described current mapping of priority polygons; he said the Forest Service will continue to monitor and that a funded agreement request will be pursued during the county's next fiscal year portal for agreements. "I first found it in the Long Pines in 2020," Hanson said when describing the Forest Service's local experience.
A commissioner (speaker 2) moved to approve the non-funded participating agreement between Carter County and the Forest Service for a five-year term; the chair seconded the motion and the board approved it by voice vote. Commissioners noted the agreement itself contains no immediate Forest Service funding but provides a basis for future funded projects and coordination on adjacent public lands and private lands treatment where appropriate.
Next steps: county staff will execute and file the agreement, pursue the funded follow-up submission through the Forest Service portal, and coordinate treatment priorities with NRCS and other partners.
